There is a balance between industries and common every day folk across all walks and aspects of life. There is no doubt about it, big corporations have become very powerful. They have developed influence in the political arena as part of their power structures.
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In response to the European Council’s announcement on climate change finance and emissions reduction targets today, David Norman, Director of Campaigns at WWF-UK said:

“Despite the clear need for the EU to nail its colours to the mast regarding finance and emissions targets in advance of Copenhagen, today’s outcome gives no clear figure for the European contribution to a global financial package. While European leaders have at least acknowledged that substantial sums of public money will be needed to help developing nations cope with the challenges of climate change, they have failed to set out Europe’s share or to flesh out options for new, additional sources of finance – notably money drawn from the international aviation and shipping industries.”

“It is equally frustrating that the increase in CO2 emission reduction targets is made conditional upon comparable efforts by other developed countries, rather than setting out a firm goal that the EU will stick to, and one which aligns with scientific opinion that industrialised nations must cut emissions by 40 per cent over 1990 levels by 2020 in order to stay below 2 degrees.”

“In actual fact, in order to reach its current 20 per cent reduction pledge, Europe would have to slow the current pace of emissions reductions. What kind of signal does that send to the rest of the world ahead of Copenhagen? Although the new long term goal of CO2 emission reductions in Europe of 80-95% by 2050 is encouraging, in order to meet that goal, we have to significantly pick up the pace.“

The EU’s emphasis on the need for a legally binding agreement is precisely what is needed at present, and could give impetus to the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Negotiation in Barcelona from 2-6 November as well as the EU-US summit on 3 November which also has climate change as one of the main items on its agenda.

Further information:
Jo Sargent, Senior Press Officer, WWF-UK
Tel: 07867 697 519

When it comes to purchasing something like a dog bed, of course you want to save yourself as much money as possible. How much better of a discount large dog bed could you get than by making one yourself? All you need to do is buy the necessary materials, and then get yourself a pattern [...]

 
If you are helping your Jack Russell get over shyness and inhibition of people, start while the dog is still young. Puppy classes are a good start, but try to know more about the trainer’s experience and strategies, as some instructors may not have a concrete plan to assist shy dogs in particular. Some shy [...]

Shyness in a dog is something clearly out of conformity, and therefore needs prompt supervision and Jack Russell training. Among the many first hurdles to helping the dog is how to make use of and act on the signs and symptoms of shyness, if not identifying in the first place that the problem is shyness! [...]

Everybody is eligible to get drugs at a negotiated fee regardless of their income, age or pre-existing conditions. There is a new drug discount card offered to everybody that desires it, and it is free of charge! Access to medical care and rx access is available too.  For too long, citizens without health insurance have been [...]

Yesterday, the enormously talented (and playfully goofy, but more on that in a minute) singer/songwriter Joel Gibb of the indie band The Hidden Cameras was in Ottawa to unveil a billboard reminding everyone that “Canada’s Club Scene Sucks.”

While other compassionate celebrities have opted to wear our seal T-shirt to point out that the annual massacre of baby seals is a big, bloody blot on Canada’s reputation, Joel got into the spirit of things by donning our seal costume for the unveiling (well, part of it, anyway).

To read more about what Joel thinks of the seal slaughter, check out his interview with Exclaim!

Or you could check him out in concert—The Hidden Cameras are currently on tour. (No word yet on whether Joel will be performing in a seal costume.)

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On Monday, for the first time ever, Windsor Castle will host a vegan royal banquet. Take a moment to let that sink in. Windsor Castle has existed for 900 years, and it’s just now getting around to throwing a vegan shindig. Oh, well. Better late than never.

Do we have leading U.K. climate-change expert Lord Stern to thank for this momentous occasion? Perhaps indirectly, but the true pioneer here is none other than Prince Philip (for you folks in the most far-flung colonies, he’s the guy played by James Cromwell in The Queen).

Prince Philip’s Alliance of Religions and Conservation is hosting a three-day interfaith conference at Windsor called “Many Heavens, One Earth: Faith Commitments for a Living Planet,” which will be attended by leaders from the Bahai, Buddhist, Christian, Daoist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Shinto, and Sikh faiths. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will also attend. Because they’ll be talking about the ways in which religious communities can foster environmental protection, it only makes sense that they would dine on the most environmentally friendly (i.e., vegan) foods. Still, it’s not every day that environmentalists actually put their money ethics where their mouths are, so this is a pretty big deal. Are you listening, Al Gore?

All the food at the three-day conference will be vegetarian, and most of it will be organic and locally grown. In case you aren’t already jealous enough, here’s what’s on the vegan lunch menu at Windsor Castle: roasted pear salad with cobnuts and chicory, portobello mushrooms stuffed with artichoke and herbs, pearl barley risotto, and organic wine.

Yum—being a royal environmentalist tastes pretty good!

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For urban residents, yard space is hard to come by. With apartment houses built right on the streets and a small amount of communal land in the back, there’s no way to plant a garden or cultivate a lot of flowers. You can, however, think on a smaller scale. If you have access to a [...]